I work on a team of 10 as a SWE at faang. After a few months of us trying to figure out how to solve a really complex software design problem elegantly, I coded the whole thing in two days without consulting anyone. I started crying that this is how I am wasting my talent. Surrounded by mediocre coworkers, solving puzzles in the dark.
Solved a really hard technical problem at work and started crying
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How could you something else that wasn't "wasting my talent"?
You obviously don't have he emotional stamina to take risk of any kind. You would never have taken a faang job if you had an entrepreneurial spirit or could have been some great creative researcher.
Quite the opposite to your worry, you are making that absolute maximum use of your talent. You should be celebrating that you can do better than your peers (at least in this n = 1 case), and at least they will appreciate your solution.
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It could be that he's at a FAANG job because (imagine this) he needs to work to survive.
There are, in fact, a lot of people for whom bills don't magically pay themselves. And those people end up having to do some really stupid shjt just to be alive. It sucks, but it is what it is.
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It could be that he's at a FAANG job because (imagine this) he needs to work to survive.
There are, in fact, a lot of people for whom bills don't magically pay themselves. And those people end up having to do some really stupid shjt just to be alive. It sucks, but it is what it is.^ Amazing insight!
Really like your point about how they have to do really stupid shjt just to be alive.
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It could be that he's at a FAANG job because (imagine this) he needs to work to survive.
There are, in fact, a lot of people for whom bills don't magically pay themselves. And those people end up having to do some really stupid shjt just to be alive. It sucks, but it is what it is.Yep. And I'll add that a long time ago, our ancestors decided it was a lot better than walking around foraging for food. Considering they actually did that, I think we should trust them on it.
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Are you sure you weren’t crying tears of joy from the thrill of completing a difficult task, like an intellectual version of running a marathon? That has happened to me before.
I’m op, it was extremely intellectually engaging. There was a thrill. Valuable for the platform I work on, but also incredibly futile. Finicking with these abstractions with these random strangers on some team is how I’m spending my life